Davenport



Mar. 6, 1923.

- l. E. MAUERHAN.

DAVENPORT.

FILED JAN. 24|192h INVENTOR JZauer-han.

John E.

A TTORNE YS Patented ar. 6, i923.

sharia JOHN E. MAUERHAN, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

DAVENTPORT.

Application filed January 24, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. MAUERHAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Davenports, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved davenport, the seat and back of whicharehinged in such manner as to eliminate any hard places at the meetingof the seat and back when the back is swung down so that the davenportmay be used as a bed.

Referring to the annexed drawing in which my invention is illustratedand which forms a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a rear View of a davenport embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a cross section of said davenport taken on line 22 of Figure1.

F'gure 3 is an enlarged rear View of one of the hinges with the rear endof the hinge slideway cut away.

Figure 4 is a sectional View of the hinge taken on line 44 of Figure 3with hinge in the position it assumes when the back of the davenport isswung down.

In the drawing 1 is the supporting frame of the davenport which ismounted on legs 2. A spring seat 3 is mounted on the frame 1, said seatcomprising a cushion 4 mounted on springs 5 which. rest upon theframe 1. The davenport has a back 6 which includes a frame 7 and acushion 8 mounted on springs 19 which rest upon frame 7. The

back 6 is hinged at its lower outer edge to the supporting frame 1 byhinges 11. Each hinge includes a horizontal tubular slideway 12 mountedin the rear part of frame 1; a slide 13 slidable in said slideway, and ahinge member 14 hinged at one end by hinge 15 to the slide 13 andsecured to the rear of the back frame 7. The slideway 12 is providedwith a longitudinal slot 16 in its upper wall which forms longitudnalflanges 17 at the sides of said slot which engage the top of the slide13. The knuckle 18 of hinge 15 projects: through the slot 16. The rearend of the slideway 12 is closed by an end wall 19 which prevents theslide 13 from pulling out of the rear end of the slideway. The endmembers 20 of the back frame 7 is provided with holes 21 adapted toregister with holes 22 in the end upright members .23 of supportingframe 1 when the Serial N0. 439,487.

back is swung up for use as the back of the davenport. Pins 24 areinserted through the holes 21 and 22 to hold the back swung up intoposition for use as the back of the davenport. Legs 25 are hinged to therear of the back 6 to support the back when swung down in horizontalposition.

The back 6 may be swung down rearwardly into a horizontal position touse the davenport as a bed upon removing the pins 24 fro-m the holes 21and 22. In swinging the back down so that the davenport may be used as abed, it first swings away from the seat 3 and supporting frame 1 on thehinges 15 into the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 2. The backis then pushed forwardly into the position shown in full lines in Figure2, the hinge slides 13 sliding forwardly in the hinge slideways 12 intothe position shown in Figure 4. In swinging the back up into positionfor use as the back of the davenport, the back is first drawn rearwardlyinto the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, the slides 13sliding rearwardly in slideways 12 until arrested by end walls 19. andthen swung upwardly on the hinges 15.

The hinges 15 being located below the cushions 4 and 8 of the seat andback of the davenport, are not at the meeting point of the cushions andare therefore not in position where a person may lie on them, thuseliminating hard places in the meeting of the cushions of the seat andthe back.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a davenport, sliding hinges for hinging the back to the seat ofthe davenport, said hinges each including a horizontal slideway securedin the rear of the davenport supporting frame below the seat cushion, aslide in said slideway, and a hinge member hinged to said slide beyondthe lower edge of said back and secured to the rear of the davenportback.

2. In a davenport, sliding hinges for hinging the back to the seat ofthe davenport. said hinges each including a horizontal slideway securedin the rear of the davenport supporting frame below the seat cushion, aslide in said slideway, ahinge member hinged to said slide beyond thelower edge JOHN MAUEBHAN.

